{"id":148157,"date":"2024-10-31T14:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/?post_type=recipes&#038;p=148157"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:07:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:07:23","slug":"on-deck-farmers-market-friendly-pizza","status":"publish","type":"recipes","link":"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/recipes\/on-deck-farmers-market-friendly-pizza\/148157\/","title":{"rendered":"On Deck: Farmer\u2019s Market Friendly Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Get a pizza recipe featuring persimmon and fig flowers<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Just because summer is over does not mean the local Farmer\u2019s Market cannot be your friend anymore.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Every topping on this pizza came from my local Farmer\u2019s Market.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Please do not get me wrong: I love a good pumpkin spice anything as much as the next person, but I always like to stay one step ahead. This, to me, is fall: persimmon, fig, brown butter honey, fried sage and, yeah \u2014 you heard me right \u2014 brown butter honey!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Let\u2019s start with what you are going to need for this fall festival pizza. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These amounts will give you enough for 3-4 12-inch pizzas.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\">\n<div class=\"item ERName\">On Deck: Farmer\u2019s Market Friendly Pizza<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">pizzas<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Pizza Today<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">12 figs (I used a mix of brown and mission)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3 persimmons sliced thinly with mandolin<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 bunch fresh sage<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">6 ounces toasted pistachio<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Brown butter honey<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Farmer\u2019s cheese<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mozzarella (fresh and whole milk)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cream sauce<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2\/3 cup salted butter<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup local honey<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 cups heavy cream<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">6 ounces cr\u00e8me fraiche<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">For the brown butter: Melt butter in a saut\u00e9 pan on medium heat and watch carefully to brown. When the butter starts to turn, pull off the heat and whisk in honey. It is best served warm, as it will start to congeal upon cooling, so keep that in mind.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">For the persimmon: Slice as thin as possible and the fruit will still be intact and round. Using a paring knife, make a small cut line in the middle of the fruit and twist to make a cone shape.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">For the fig \u201cflower\u201d: Using a paring knife, cut the stem off the fig and cut the fig into 4 almost all the way down the fruit. Add fruit to a baking sheet and bake at 550 F for 3-5 minutes. As the fruit heats up it will spread and \u201cflower.\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">After the fig opens, carefully remove from the baking sheet and let cool.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">For the pizza: Stretch dough to your desired size and lay on a floured peel.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spoon two ounces of cr\u00e8me sauce, sprinkle mozzarella and cubed fresh mozzarella around pizza. Bake at 550 F for 8-10 minutes or to desired doneness.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Let cool on a wire rack for 30 seconds or so.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Lay slices of persimmon and carefully lay fig flowers around pizza.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spoon over the farmer\u2019s cheese, and sprinkle with toasted chopped pistachio.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Drizzle warmed brown butter honey and lay fried sage over the top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Chris Decker\u00a0<\/b>is Founding Pizzaiolo &amp; Partner at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulypizza.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"563b839d161d7292b01e2bd6\">Truly Pizza<\/a>, in Dana Point, California.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/everythingbutanchovies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"563b839d161d7292b01e2bd6\">@everythingbutanchovies<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":148105,"template":"","categories":[3274],"tags":[2449,2860,2547,137,1653],"topic":[3249],"class_list":["post-148157","recipes","type-recipes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe","tag-chris-decker","tag-farmers-market","tag-on-deck","tag-pizza","tag-pizza-recipe","topic-pizzas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>On Deck: Farmer\u2019s Market Friendly Pizza - Pizza Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get a pizza recipe featuring persimmon and fig flowers from Chris Decker Founding Pizzaiolo &amp; 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